I’m not going to hate on garbage collectors because I doubt we have all the details, but it does seem like they are leveraging the situation for pay increases. 

Idealism in capitalism is great when times are good. But when the chips are down, everyone wants the government to step in and “cheat” the rules.

There’s no new legislation. No new laws. These are all powers the government already has during times like these. You’re just a perpetual victim, aren’t you?

simply for the sake of doing so I would not be so sure.

But for dealerships, most of their parts come from some type of central warehouse/distributor that are ordered and delivered daily or at some regular interval. If those are closed, then they are SOL.

I go on prepper websites just to make sure i have adequate supplies for a 2-4 week incident such as an earthquake where we might not have access to electricity food or water. But you’re right, I get the feeling a lot of preppers WANT there to be a big event. I feel like they think they’ll be Rick, Negan, or Darryl.…

Yeah but they shouldn’t have to get that warning. Then the company can use that against you in the future.

I’m fairly sure Fracan knows that. The S3 is basically an Audi Golf R. So if the Golf R got the RS3 motor, then who would buy the S3? 

I’m honestly not sure how it is with Corvettes, but German carmakers make it super easy to order a car however you want. I’m assuming it’s the same with GM, though, with the Vette considering the type of people that buy it.

Looks are clearly subjective. Many consider the G70 and modern BMWs to be quite attractive. Maybe you are the one with unique tastes.

I don’t doubt it.

First, I completely agree that Tesla needs to stop doing this. However, I think you’re misinterpreting what’s happening a bit. This car was originally sold at auction by Tesla after a lemon buyback. I’m assuming their reasoning for removing the features was that they thought they had advertised and sold the car…

I agree with your statement, but software has value. You think all the software engineers that work at all the car companies are working pro bono? Software engineers in silicon valley on average make $100k-$200k/year and they hire thousands of them. That’s a lot of money.

In an ideal world maybe that would work. However, you know Tesla is just using this to make more profit. They should just leave everything as it is when the car was first purchased new.

Yes this is exactly what I said. An auto is an auto. A DCT might be slightly better for a narrow use case, but you know damn well 90% of those M2 buyers on the boards use their cars as stop light drag racers and commuter cars. They would be far better served with a ZF 8HP. They’ll never admit it, but they just want…

Yes, I’m only talking about performance applications. Commuter cars are better served by smooth planetary torque converter autos. Or even CVTs.

It’s super unique too. No one can blame Hyundai for being derivative here.

I don’t disagree completely, but I think the apt comparison would be Infiniti in the early 2000s. Before they stagnated, the G35 was the up and coming Japanese BMW. They even made performance “coupe” SUVs before they became all popular these days. The FX and EX were way ahead of their time.

I agree. DSG is barely much better than a good automatic anyway. In a FWD (transverse engine/transmission) car there’s no such thing as a good automatic unless it’s a DCT, but in a RWD longitudinal car, transmissions like the ZF 8HP make DCTs nearly pointless. That’s why you barely see front engine RWD (or RWD based…

Then they’d lose their jobs. Unfortunately this is necessary to make a statement. Health is important, but if no shows lost their job, that could be very serious as well. Especially since we’re about to hit a global recession.